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GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Police Department is stretched thin and now, it's looking to buy out officer's paid time off.Greenwood PD said in some cases, officers are being called off PTO due to staffing needs. Because of that, the department asked the council to approve paying the officers for their time off, so they'll have more on the streets.
Fillenwarth says the minimum number of officers required per shift is seven. If that quota isn't met, paid time off isn't approved. The department has around 73 officers. It’s short four, but it’s in the process of training 18. Fillenwarth says that process plays a major role regarding the lack of call offs.
To make up for that, Greenwood PD asked the common council to approve taking money from the police department's budget for salaries to pay out officers' PTO.
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